Coal-handling apparatus



PATBNTED JAN. 19, 1904.

J. M. MQGLELLON. GOAL HANDLING APPARATUS.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

' JAMES M. MGOLELLON, OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS.

COAL-HANDLING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,003, dated January19, 19 04.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMEs M. MoCLELLoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Everett, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedapparatus for handling coal, partly broken away to save space in thedrawings and showing the parts in position when the elevator is lowered.Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, partly in section, showing theelevator raised, the portion of the framework by which the movable chuteis supported being omitted in order to clearly show the carriage uponwhich the elevator mechanism is carried. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sideelevation of the hoisting-bucket and movable pivoted chute, showing thebucket closed and the two pivoted sides of the chute open, the bucketpassing upwardly between said sides of the pivoted chute. Fig. 4 is anend elevation of the parts shown in Fig.

3 as viewed from the left of said figure. Fig.

5 is a detail section takenon line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detailsection taken on line 66 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is aside elevation of amodified form of movable chute, together with a portion of the mechanismby which said movable chute is operated. Fig. 8 is an end elevation,viewed from the right of Fig. 7, of

.said movable chute, together with a portion of the side sections of theframework.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

In the drawings, 10 is the framework upon which the elevator raising andlowering mechchanism, the conveyer-belts, and chutes are supported. Theframework 10 consists of Application filed May 14, 1903. Serial No.157,092. (No model.)

' upon tracks 16.

The elevator or hoisting-bucket 17 may be of any desirable style, theparticular style shown in the drawings being similar to that shown anddescribed in Letters Patent of the United States to G. W. Rawson, No.394,297. The elevator 17 is raised by a rope 18 by means ofthe electricmotor and elevator mechanism 19. This mechanism is no part of theinvention and may be of any desirable construction or style. Theelevator mechanism 19 is supported upon and carried by a carriage 20,arranged to move upon tracks 21, one of each of which is fast to one ofeach of the side sections 11 and extends lengthwise thereof and of thewell 14.

In each of the side sections 11 is a convey'er 22, preferably a rubberbelt. Said belts are operated by pulleys 23 23, supported upon brackets24, and having motion imparted thereto by a pulley 25, belt 26, andmotor 27, supported upon a bracket 28. Extending throughlower ends ofwhich are pivoted two movable chutes 32. Said movable chutes 32 are eachconnected by links 33 to a triangular-shaped piece 34, fast to the lowerend of a support 35,

said supports 35 being fast to a reciprocatory slide 36. The slide 36 isgrooved at 37 to slide upon the T-shaped guides 38. Said guides arejoined by cross-ties 39 to the T-shaped supports 31.

' The hoisting-bucket or elevator 17 is raisedby means of the rope 18,carrying the coal out the entire length of the side sections .11

upwardly therewith and passing between the pivoted chutes 32 32, asshown in Figs. 3 and 4, said rope 18 passing through a hole 40 in theslide 36, and as the bucket continues its upward motion from theposition shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the eye 41, by which the rope 18 isconnected to the bucket, abuts against the lower side of the slide 36,carrying said slide upwardly andmoving the chutes 32 from the verticalposition (shown in Fig. 3) to the horizontal position. (Indicated indotted lines in the same figure.) As seen in Figs. 2 and 5, the movablechutes 32 when in a horizontal position have an inclined top, highest inthe center, and extend downwardly on each side to meet the inner edgesof the stationary chutes 29. The movable chutes 32 are of sufficientlength to receive the coal dumped by the hoisting-bucket or elevator,and when the several parts indicated assume the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3 the coal is dumped from the hoisting-bucket upon theinverted-V-shaped chutes 32, said chutes then conveying it to thestationary chutes 29, the lower edges of the movable chutes 32 beingslightly higher than the inner edges of the stationary chutes 29, andfrom said chutes 29 the coal slides down upon the belt conveyers 22.

The operation of my improved apparatus for handling coal is as follows:Assuming the pile of coal to be indicated by the brokenlines 42 in Figs.1 and 2 and that it is desired to transport said coal from its position,as shown, to sheds or coal-pockets, the elevator 17 is lowered by meansof the mechanism 19. Said elevator is filled with coal and raised fromthe position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3. Upon a furtherupward motion the eye 41 abuts against the slide 36 and carries saidslide upwardly together with the elevator, swinging the movable chutes32 from the position shown in. full lines in Fig. 3 to that shown indotted lines in the same figure, the elevator, with its connectinglinks, also assuming the position shown in dotted lines. The coal isthen dumped from the elevator or hoisting-bucket upon the movable chutes32 and slides down said chutes upon either side thereof to thestationary chutes 29, thence along said stationary chutes to theconveyer-belts E22, whence it is conveyed to the extreme end of theframework 10 in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, and dumped upon achute 43. (Shown in dotted lines at the left of Fig. 2.) The coal slidesdown the chute 43 and into coal-pockets or to any desired locationbeneath the upper surface of the belt 22. When the elevator has handledall the coal which it can conveniently reach in one position, thecarriage 20 is moved to the right or left, Fig. 1, carrying the elevatorand elevator mechanism, together with the movable chutes and theiroperating mechanism, from one end of the framework 10 to the other, asmay be desired,in order to properly handle the coal.

In order to entirely cover the area of the pile of coal, the framework10 is moved lengthwise of the tracks 16, as the handling of the coalrenders it necessary, and thus the entire surface of the pile of coalmay be covered by the lengthwise motion of the elevator upon theframework 10 and the lateral motion of the framework itself.

It is evident that if desired the coal may be taken from coal-pockets,and by arranging the chute 43 to incline upwardly instead of downwardly,as shown in broken lines, Fig. 1, the coal may be transferred frompockets onto the conveyer-belts 22, thence dumped from saidconveyor-belts by suitable tripping mechanism downwardly into the well14, and by moving the framework 10 lengthwise of the track 16 the coalmay be received from different pockets and conveyed into one large pileupon a wharf or other desirable location.

In Figs. 7 and 8 a modified form of movable chute is illustrated, inwhich two movable chutes 32 32', provided with an inverted- V-shaped top44, are supported upon truckwheels 45, arranged to travel upon tracks46, supported upon angle-irons 47, fast to the side supports 11 of thecarriage 10. The chutes 32' 32 are connected by links 33 to a triangularpiece 34, fast to the lower end of supports 35'.

The operation of the movable chutes (illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8) is asfollows: An upward motion is imparted to the supports 35 and to thetriangular piece 34 by the elevator, as hereinbefore described, saidsupports 35 being substantially the same as the supports 35 and thetriangular piece 34 substantially the same as the triangular piece 34,hereinbefore described. As said supports and triangular piece are movedupwardly the links 33' are moved from the position shownin full lines,Fig. 7, to that shown in dotted lines in said figure, moving the chutes32' 32' toward each other and beneath the elevator from the positionshown in full lines to that shown in dotted lines, Fig. 7. As the coalis dumped, as hereinbefore described, from the elevator. upon theinverted-V-shaped top 44 of said chutes 32' it slides down upon eachside of said chutes and the stationary chutes 29 29 upon eachsidethereof, and from thence passes onto the conveyer-belts 22 22.

-Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire by LettersPatent to secure 1s- 1. In an apparatus of the character described, aframework, a carriage arranged to run lengthwise of said framework, anelevator supported upon said carriage, means for moving said carriagehorizontally lengthwise of said framework, mechanism carried by saidcarriage to move said elevator vertically, a conveyer, a chute to conveythe material raised by saidelevator to said conveyor, and mechanismoperated by said elevator to move said chute longitudinally of saidcarriage and conveyer to an operative position beneath said elevator.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a framework, a carriagearranged to run lengthwise of said framework, an elevator supported uponsaid carriage, means for moving said carriage horizontally lengthwise ofsaid framework, mechanism carried by said carriage to move said elevatorvertically, two conveyers, two'chutes, and mechanism operated by saidelevator to move said chutes toward each other to a position beneathsaid elevator and in position to convey the material raised by saidelevator to said conveyers.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, an elevator, a frameworkupon which said elevator is supported, means formoving said elevatorhorizontally with relation to said framework, a conveyer-belt, astationary chute, and a movable chute constructed to be moved lengthwiseof said framework and convey the material raised by said elevator tosaid conveyer.

4:. In an apparatus of the character described, an elevator, a frameworkupon which said elevator is supported, means for moving said elevatorhorizontally with relation to said framework, a conveyer-belt, astationary chute, and a movable chute constructed to be moved lengthwiseof said framework and convey the material raised by said elevator tosaid stationary chute, and thence to said conveyer.

5. In an apparatus of the character described, a framework, a carriagearranged to run lengthwise of said framework, an elevator supported uponsaid carriage, means for moving said carriage horizontally lengthwise ofsaid framework, mechanism carried by said carriage to move said elevatorvertically, two conveyers located upon opposite sides, respectively, ofsaid carriage, a chute constructed to simultaneously convey the materialraised by said elevator to said conveyers, and mechanism operated bysaid elevator to move said chute longitudinally. of said conveyers to anoperative position beneath said elevator.

6. In an apparatus of the character de- 1 scribed, a framework, acarriage arranged to run lengthwise of sald framework, an elevatorsupported upon said carriage, means for mov- I ing said carriagehorizontally lengthwise of sald framework, mechanism carried by saidcarriage to move said elevator vertically, two

conveyers located upon opposite sides, respectively, of said carriage,an inverted-V-shaped chute, and mechanism operated by said elevator tomove said chute longitudinally of said conveyers to an operativeposition beneath said elevator.

7. In an apparatus of the character described, a framework, a carriagearranged to run lengthwise of said framework, an elevator supported uponsaid carriage, means for mov- 6 5 ism operated by said elevator to movesaid chutes toward each other to a position beneath said elevator and inposition to convey the material raised by said elevator to saidconveyers. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presenceof two subscribing witnesses'.

JAMES M. MOCLELLON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. GooDING, ANNIE J. DAILEY.

